The use of virtual reality headsets by paedophiles in England and Wales has been documented for the first time, according to police data obtained by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). The NSPCC obtained data through the Freedom of Information Act from police forces in England and Wales, and said…

A director of the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said there are between 550,000 and 800,000 paedophiles in Britain who pose a risk to children, and he said the threat from child sexual abusers continues to grow and “has not reached its peak yet.” Chris Farrimond, the NCA’s director of threat leadership, revealed the figure…

Courts in England and Wales are to be given the power to sentence paedophiles to life in prison for planning the rape of an infant in cases where they have been caught in stings and no child actually exists. New guidelines from the Sentencing Council will allow judges to impose a term of life imprisonment…

Social networks can make it much harder for paedophiles to share indecent images but they choose not to invest in such technology, an outgoing senior British police officer will say on his last day. Chief Constable Simon Bailey—the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s lead on child protection and head of Norfolk Constabulary—is expected to point the…